The extremely versatile Susan Sarandon brings her own brand of sex appeal and intelligence to every role. From her fearless portrayal of Annie Savoy in Ron Sheldon’s Bull Durham to her Oscar-nominated roles in Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise, George Miller’s Lorenzo’s Oil, Joel Schumacher’s The Client and Louis Malle’s Atlantic City along with her Academy Award-winning role as Sister Helen in Tim Robbins’ Dead Man Walking, the actress has consistently embraced characters that challenge expectations.
Susan Sarandon made her screen debut in John G. Avildsen’s Joe in 1970. She went on to work with some of the most celebrated filmmakers of her generation, appearing in Sidney Lumet’s Lovin’ Molly, Billy Wilder’s The Front Page, Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Louis Malle’s Pretty Baby, then Atlantic City that earned her first Best Actress Academy Award nomination.
Throughout the following decades, Sarandon continued to move freely between genres and filmmakers, appearing in Tony Scott’s The Hunger, George Miller’s The Witches of Eastwick, Euzhan Palcy’s A Dry White Season, Paul Schrader’s Light Sleeper, Gillian Armstrong’s Little Women, Chris Columbus’ Stepmom, Cameron Crowe’s Elizabethtown, Kevin Lima’s Enchanted, Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones, and Roger Michell’s Blackbird.
Alongside her film career, she has taken on a wide range of television roles, earning Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations notably for her portrayal of Bette Davis in Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Bette & Joan.
More recently, she appeared in DC’s Blue Beetle directed by Angel Manuel Soto, Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight and Stephen Chbosky’s ensemble comedy Nonnas. She will next star in The Accompanist, the feature directorial debut of Zach Woods, with its premiere screening, in his presence, following the Deauville Icon Award Ceremony on Thursday, September 10.
